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Kids on Campus Initiative Shows Strong Progress in Connecting Head Start and Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite 77% being employed and 85% applying for financial aid, many experience financial hardship: 29% report food insecurity, and 28% would struggle to afford an emergency expense of $500. Research underscores the potential impact of these initiatives. Over half of the 3.14 During Year One, we've sown the seeds of progress.

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. million students during the 2022-23 application cycle year.

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Virginia Community Colleges End DEI Initiatives Following Federal Mandate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.